Audio delay on HDMI

Hello.

On my 55PFL6158S the audio and video are out of sync from HDMI sources such as Apple TV 3. gen, PS3 and Xbox 360. The audio is delayed by something like half a second. I'm using the TV's internal speakers and the problem occurs on all four HDMI ports.
I have tried various picture and audio settings including PC and Game Mode from the settings menu but the 0.5 second delay remains no matter what I do.

There are no problems with audio and video sync when I'm watching regular TV from my DVB-T(2) provider or Netflix and YouTube (via Smart TV).

Actually I have solved the problem......sort of.
I have borrowed a Sound bar and a 4 port HDMI Switch both with ARC support. I have connected my HDMI sources to the switch and then there's a HDMI cable from the switch to the sound bar and finally a HDMI cable from the sound bar to the TV.

It works perfectly :-) Audio and video are in sync and I've got MUCH better sound.
However, I have to return the sound bar and the HDMI Switch to my friend and once again I'm stuck with the very annoying sound delay.

I did try to hook up all my devices without the switch and instead I used an optical fiber toslink cable from the TV to the sound bar – but again with a 0.5 sec. delay :-(

I have contacted Philips Customer Support but I haven't heard from them yet, so in the meantime I would like to hear your opinion about this problem.

I am going to buy my own sound bar and HDMI switch (if needed) in the near future, no doubt about that. This will probably solve my problem for good, but if there's something wrong with my TV, it needs to be fixed because it's a fairly expensive TV here in Denmark and I've only had it for a month.

I have tried to change the audio settings on my TV and on my devices as suggested, and it has made some improvement. It's still not 100% perfect but it's close. The audio from the internal speakers is now much better and the delay is acceptable.

It's a different story when I use the optical output on the TV. The delay is much more noticeable and it only gets worse if I use the slider from the audio delay option within the audio settings menu on the TV.
But when I'm using a high speed HDMI switch between the TV, my devices and the sound bar the audio and video synchronization is absolutely perfect like I mentioned earlier. It may sound a bit strange, but nevertheless it works :-)

I don't mind using a HDMI switch but it would be nice with a firmware update some day. I understand you're working on a solution and I hope you're able to fix this issue. I'll stick with the switch until then :-)

I would like to ask you to reply to the following question for development, please. Some of them you have already answered, but if you could go through the list anyway, that would be most helpful!

1.
What comes first: Video or audio?

2.
Does adjusting the Audio delay setting on the TV reduce the delay or increase it?

3.
Is the issue present on both TV speakers and audio output or just one? If just one, which one?

4.
What is the estimated time of the delay?

5.
Is the delay continuous (about 200 ms) or is it fluctuating (going over 1 second)

6.
Is it solved when changing the source of the TV ( going to TV mode, preset change of a setup box is not enough)

7.
If only present via audio out and not TV speakers, what output is used?

8.
What sources are affected? All or specific sources?

9.
Does changing the audio from multichannel/advanced/5.1 to stereo/PCM/standard change anything? Does it improve or "resolve" the delay?
(NB! Depending on where the issue presents itself, you may need to change settings on both external device and/or TV).

Ditto here. I have a 55PFL7008S/12 input comes from either
- telenet digicorder
- Apple TV3
both connected to tv via HDMI
Sound goes to a SONOS playbar
I used to connect the TOS-link from TV to playbar with the result as described above (ie. audio sync issues) sound being too late vs. the video on tv.

I don't know how to measure the delays exactly but I think the values posted by LASSE2211 are close to my situation.

I finally connected the TOSlink directly from Digicorder to Playbar and from ATV3 to playbar (I used a optical splitter (in reverse) so both digicorder and atv can not be 'on' at the same time) and all audio sync issues disappeared (and I have 5.1 surround instead of forcing everything to stereo as by philips suggestion...)

Another Model, same issue.

I have a Phillips TV model # 46PFL3608/F7. I have the audio delay problem, too but it it also a bit different.

I find that when I change channels, turn the tv on off/on, the audio syncs up nicely. However, after something like 45 minutes or an hour the picture and the audio begin to be noticeably un-synchronized. It gets worse as time goes along.

About 75% of the time, I can re-synchronize the audio and picture by changing the channel (on the cable box, but this causes the tv to re-initialize), or by turning the tv off/on.

It is darned irritating, and it seems like a software/firmware fix to this observer.

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